Breath of the Wild Bows: All 26, Multishot Bows and Arrows

Every bow in Breath of the Wild, strongest first; attack is per arrow. For the numbers behind every weapon see all weapons.

Which bows fire more than one arrow?

The game data marks six bows as firing several arrows per shot, and Zelda Dungeon agrees on every one:

Zelda Dungeon notes each shot uses one arrow however many fly. A three-arrow bow with the Five-Shot Burst bonus fires five (bonuses). The Lynel bows come from Lynels (locations); the Great Eagle Bow is Revali’s, given by Kaneli in Rito Village after Vah Medoh (Zelda Dungeon).

What is special about the Ancient Bow?

It has 44 attack and the most durability of any bow that can break (120). Zelda Dungeon notes its arrows do not drop with distance as other arrows do, and that Cherry at the Akkala Ancient Tech Lab makes it for 1,000 rupees, 10 Ancient Gears, 15 Ancient Springs and one Giant Ancient Core once the lab’s furnace is lit with the Blue Flame.

Which arrows are there?

Arrow, Fire Arrow, Ice Arrow, Shock Arrow, Bomb Arrow and Ancient Arrow. Game8 lists every one at 0 attack and notes that an arrow’s damage comes from the bow you shoot it with.

Sources

• Numbers and multishot: the game’s weapon parameters (Bow.IsLeadShot / LeadShotNum, IsRapidFire / RapidFireNum), checked against Game8’s bow list and Zelda Dungeon’s Breath of the Wild Bows.
• Five-Shot Burst: Zelda Dungeon Weapon Bonus.

See also the best weapons and shields.